Mesdames — Madame Ma dame , n.; pl. {Mesdames}. [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See {Dame}, and cf. {Madonna}.] My lady; a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

mesdames — plural of madam or of madame or of Mrs … New Collegiate Dictionary